Question: How many celebrities does it take to make a clear picture? It's the same story we keep hearing over and over again! Yet another celebrity has fallen into the use and abuse of drugs. How does this happen? Why does this happen? It happens, first, because of the substantial money that is acquired. It happens secondly because of unethical doctors who supply pharmaceuticals. It happens because of a society that promotes the idea that we need a drug for everything. It happens because we are under the delusion that death doesn't happen, especially to the young. It happens because of societies' emphasis on youth and beauty. It happens because of the pressure put upon these celebrities to always look their best, to be almost divine. It happens because they can't seem to find the happiness and contentedness that their money, their drugs, their fame, and their fans can't supply them. And, on occasion, it's because a gift was given for the glory of God, but was misused.
When the Bible says, "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." (1 Timothy 6:10) it should be a warning of the possibilities of sin failure. Perhaps these celebrities don't start out with this love for money but over time it seems to take hold of them and they seem to seek after more and more of it. They live lavishly and recklessly while all the while piercing
themselves through with many sorrows till eventually it all ends in tragedy. There is something wrong with a society that creates these poor deluded souls. The words "all evil" means all kinds of evil and we see this being proven true time and time again.
I heard Steven Tyler speak of this misuse of drugs as a disease. It is NOT a disease, a disease is something that you don't knowingly do to yourself. You may get emphysema or lung cancer from smoking and it is acceptably called a disease but it's really the result of poor choices and bad habits. Alcoholism is referred to as a disease but it's NOT a disease, it is a self-inflicted condition that is entirely preventable. The use of pharmaceutical drugs is a choice as well and the misuse of them is another self-wounding that is preventable. The Bible warns, "And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived." (Rev.18:23) The word sorceries is farmakia [Gk.] and it means medications or pharmaceuticals. We live in a society that promotes the idea that we need to be medicated for everything under the sun. But what you had better understand is that this is a money making effort by the merchants of the earth and they don't care if it kills you so long as the money keep rolling in!
But how does this happen? It happens because of unethical drug suppliers. They are generally called doctors! When you go to your doctor how often does he prescribe a pharmaceutical over say, a natural supplement, or a correct diet? Their money is NOT in food! Their money is NOT in natural supplements! Their money is in DRUGS! Yes, it is true that there are black market suppliers but what is interesting with most of the celebrities, as we saw in the Michael Jackson case, the drugs are supplied by doctors. By the way, the word doctor means teacher. But what are the teachers teaching? They are mostly teaching drug addiction! "Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts." (Rev.9:21)
The Bible teaches, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27) Just because one becomes famous as a singer, musician, actor or whatever, does not make a god! It seems that so many times these people become deluded into thinking that they are special. That somehow they will overcome. In reality they will fall prey to their substance abuse and all that goes with it just like anyone else. It's so very sad!
Last, you may think this is a bit judgmental but I don't mean it to be that way. When I think of a person like Whitney Houston and the wonderful gift she was given, how she started out in the church singing songs to the Lord, and then how she got swept out of that environment and into the world with all of its enticements, I think, there is a lesson to be learned here. God gives His gifts to bring glory to Himself, not to ourselves! When I think of what could have been, perhaps with far less glamour, perhaps with far less worldly applause, I can't help but wonder how many people she could have influenced for real good!
So, another life is lost and the public still does not get it! But Satan does!
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